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EP0985748 - Process for making high denier filaments of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers and composition thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.08.2005
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.09.2005  [2005/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Celanese Acetate, LLC.
2300 Archdale Drive Charlotte
North Carolina 28210-4500 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/11]For all designated states
Celanese Acetate, LLC.
2300 Archdale Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210-4500 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Flint, John A.
150 Lenape Lane
Berkeley Heights, NJ / US
02 / Jaffe, Michael
251 Wyoming Avenue
Maplewood, NJ / US
03 / Haider, Ishaq M.
44 Maple village, Court
Bernardsville, NJ / US
04 / DiBiase, Joseph J.
688 Lexington Road
Nazareth, PA / US
05 / Cornetta, John E.
25 Twin Brooks Trail
Chester, NJ / US
[2000/11]
Representative(s)dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/11]von Kreisler, Alek, Dipl.-Chem., et al
Patentanwälte, von Kreisler-Selting-Werner, Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus)
50667 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date99114455.123.07.1999
[2000/11]
Priority number, dateUS1998015092110.09.1998         Original published format: US 150921
[2000/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0985748
Date:15.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0985748
Date:09.08.2000
[2000/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0985748
Date:29.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:D01F6/62, D01F6/82, D01F6/84, D01D5/253
[2000/11]
CPC:
D01F6/82 (EP,US); D01F6/62 (EP,KR,US); D01D5/253 (EP,US);
D01F6/84 (EP,US); Y10T428/2969 (EP,US); Y10T428/2973 (EP,US);
Y10T428/2975 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE [2001/17]
Former [2000/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von multilobalen Hochdenier-Filamenten aus thermotropischen Flüssigkristallpolymeren[2000/11]
English:Process for making high denier filaments of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers and composition thereof[2000/11]
French:Procédé de production de filaments multilobés à denier élevé en polymères cristallins liquides thermotropes[2000/11]
Examination procedure21.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/46]
18.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.07.2004Fee for grant paid
20.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.06.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
04.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
04.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
09.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[YD]US4183895  (LUISE ROBERT R [US]) [YD] 1-3,10-12,15-19,25-27,29-33,35-38,40-43,45-47 * column 1, line 20 - line 50 * * example - * * claim - *;
 [PY]WO9855674  (MICHELIN RECH TECH [CH], et al) [PY] 1-29,31-35,37-47 * page 6, line 1 - line 35 * * page 7, line 9 - line 16 * * example - * * claim - *;
 [Y]US5221383  (HORIKAWA TORU [JP], et al) [Y] 1-47 * column 1, line 8 - line 53 * * figure - *;
 [Y]JPH02221412  ;
 [Y]JPH04300320  ;
 [AD]EP0091253  (CELANESE CORP [US]) [AD] 1-47 * page 22, line 6 - line 16 * * example - *;
 [AD]JPH04333616  ;
 [AD]WO9100381  (MICHELIN RECH TECH [CH]) [AD] 1-47 * table 2 *;
 [A]US4734240  (CHUNG TAI-SHUNG [US], et al) [A] 1-47 * example - *
 [Y]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1990, no. 41, Database accession no. 1990-310313, XP002140304 & JPH02221412 A 19900904 (TORAY IND INC) [Y] 1-47 * abstract *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930312), vol. 017, no. 119, Database accession no. (C - 1034), & JP04300320 A 19921023 (TEIJIN LTD) [Y] 1-47 * abstract *
 [AD]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1993, no. 01, Database accession no. 1993-005098, XP002139958 & JPH04333616 A 19921120 (KURARAY CO LTD) [AD] 1-47 * abstract *
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